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Sabaton – Legends

November 19, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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Sabaton has returned to the frontlines. But will this battle be Legendary or not? Let’s find out. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Carolus Rex, Genghis Khan, heavy metal, Jeanne d'Arc, Legends, McDonald's, Napoleon Bonaparte, power metal, Sabaton, Sweden, warfare

Helloween – Giants & Monsters

September 28, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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Helloween are back with their second album since the reunion. Will this be another delicious treat, or will we be tricked this time around? Let’s find out. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Eliran Kantor, Gamma Ray, German metal, Germany, Giants & Monsters, heavy metal, Helloween, Kai Hansen, Metal, Music, news, power metal, Reigning Phoenix, reunion

Majestica – Power Train

February 24, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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All aboard the power train! Majestica is back! Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Hammerfall, heavy metal, Majestica, Manowar, Nuclear Blast, power metal, Power Train, review, Sabaton, Tommy Johansson

Rage – Afterlifelines

August 20, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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German metallers Rage are back with their twenty-sixth album. It’s a double whammy this time and we had a long, hard listen. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, Afterlifelines, album review, Avenger, double album, Germany, heavy metal, Peavy, power metal, Rage, speed metal, Steamhammer

Sonata Arctica – Clear Cold Beyond

June 29, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Sonata Arctica - Clear Cold BeyondPower metal fans rejoice! Finland’s Sonata Arctica is back and they’re at the best they’ve been in a long, long while. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, album review, Clear Cold Beyond, Finland, heavy metal, power metal, Sonata Arctica, symphonic metal

Alterium – Of War and Flames

March 10, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Italy’s newest star on the power metal firmament, Alterium, has just dropped their first album after months of teasing. Let’s check it out. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, AFM Records, album review, Alterium, female fronted, Italy, Kalidia, melodic metal, Nicoletta Rosellini, Of War and Flames, power metal

Iron Savior – Firestar

October 18, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Iron Savior - FirestarIron Savior is back with their twelfth album, and we checked out if they can still deliver the goods. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, Accept, AFM Records, album review, Dark Side of the Moon, Firestar, Gamma Ray, heavy metal, Helloween, Iron Savior, Judas Priest, power metal, Primordial, Roger Waters, science fiction

Sacred Outcry – Towers of Gold

August 21, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Sacred Outcry - Towers of GoldGreece’s Sacred Outcry returns with Towers of Gold, their first new album in three years. Is it good? Well yes, yes it is. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, Beast in Black, Greece, heavy metal, No Remorse Records, power metal, Sacred Outcry, symphonic metal, Towers of Gold

Virgin Steele – The Passion of Dionysus

July 20, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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David DeFeis has returned for Virgin Steele‘s fourteenth or seventeenth studio album, depending on whom you ask. Has he rediscovered the magick of the nineties, or will this turn into a Greek drama? Let’s find out. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, Atreus, David DeFeis, Greek mythology, Greek tragedy, heavy metal, power metal, SPV Steamhammer, The Passion of Dionysus, Virgin Steele

Angus McSix – Angus McSix and the Sword of Power

May 3, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Gloryhammer’s ex-singer Angus McFife has leveled up. But has he leveled up enough to impress? Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, Angus McSix, debut album, Frozen Crown, Gloryhammer, He-Man, Henry Winkler, Masters of the Universe, Napalm Records, Orden Ogan, power metal, Rhapsody of Fire, Sword of Power

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